Category Archives: brome

New Production Plot

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Alison

  Our land is smothered by smooth brome (Bromus inermus). To better establish new production plots, we grow vegetables for three years before seeding native species. We start by solarizing the new garden with clear plastic before planting the first … Continue reading →

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Fire, some thoughts

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Alison

I watched the fire run up to our production plots and thought “this epitomizes my farm career: I can’t keep up.”  Plums keep sprouting in new locations before the old thickets are brought under control.  A controlled burn (really) last … Continue reading →

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